15 Facts About Goodlatte

1. On October 23, 2013, Goodlatte introduced the Innovation Act, a bill aimed at reducing frivolous patent infringement lawsuits by patent trolls.

2. On November 3, 1992, Bob Goodlatte won election to the United States House.

3. On November 8, 1994, Bob Goodlatte won re-election to the United States House.

4. On November 5, 1996, Bob Goodlatte won re-election to the United States House.

5. On November 3, 1998, Bob Goodlatte won re-election to the United States House.

6. On November 7, 2000, Bob Goodlatte won re-election to the United States House.

7. On November 5, 2002, Bob Goodlatte won re-election to the United States House.

8. On November 2, 2004, Bob Goodlatte won re-election to the United States House.

9. On November 7, 2006, Bob Goodlatte won re-election to the United States House.

10. On November 4, 2008, Bob Goodlatte won re-election to the United States House.

11. On November 2, 2010, Bob Goodlatte won re-election to the United States House.

12. On November 9, 2017, Goodlatte announced he would not seek re-election in 2018.

13. On November 9, 2017, Goodlatte announced that he would not seek reelection in 2018.

14. On November 9, 2017, Goodlatte announced that he would retire from Congress at the end of his current term, and would not seek re-election in 2018.

15. In 2017, Goodlatte presided over a GOP effort, conducted in a secret session, to weaken the independent Office of Congressional Ethics, a move widely criticized by House leaders and the opposition party.